An accident claimed the life of a toddler near Boyden on Monday. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says the accident occurred just before 5pm on private property at a farm residence southwest of Boyden.
Two-year-old Nathan Klok was in a grove near an area where family members were cutting down trees. A tree fell and struck the toddler causing severe trauma; Klok died at the scene as a result of the injuries.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Boyden Ambulance and Boyden Fire Department.